By José Carlos Geraldo dos Santos, Associação Nacional de Osteogenese Imperfeita (ANOI), Brazil From 16th to 18th May 2024, the event “BONE Dysplasias 2024” was held in Lisbon, Portugal. It was organized by the Portuguese OI-association (APOI). The programme was held in Portuguese, so this was a good chance to strengthen networking between the Brazilian…
By José Carlos Geraldo dos Santos, Associação Nacional de Osteogenese Imperfeita (ANOI), Brazil My name is José Carlos Geraldo dos Santos I have two children with OI who are adults. I am part of the board of the National Association of Osteogenesis Imperfecta of Brazil (ANOI). When my children were born, there was almost no…
Interview with Céu Barreiros, Cardiopneumologist About the heart As most of you will probably know, OI being a connective tissue (collagen) disorder, other parts of the body than bone can be affected. Collagen type 1 is present in different parts of the cardiovascular system, including what we call the fibrous skeleton of the heart, its…
